National symbols of Bangladesh

The national symbols of Bangladesh consist of symbols to represent Bangladeshi traditions and ideals that reflect the different aspects of the cultural life and history. Bangladesh has several official national symbols including a historic document, a flag, an emblem, an anthem, memorial towers as well as several national heroes. There are also several other symbols including the national animal, bird, flower and tree.

Flag

Emblem

Government seal

Musical nationalism

National anthem

''Amar Sonar Bangla'' (, "To Love, To Sound, Bengal ") is song written and composed by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, the first ten lines of which were adopted in 1972 as the national anthem of Bangladesh.
The song was written in 1905 during the period of ''Bônggôbhônggô'' ( Partition of Bengal (1905)) – when the ruling British empire had the province of Bengal split into two parts. This song, along with a host of others, was written by Tagore, a pioneer of the cultural and political movement against this partition. These songs were meant to rekindle the unified spirit of Bengal, to raise public consciousness against the communal political divide. The lyrics first appeared in the September issues of "Bongodorshon" and "Baul" simultaneously, in 1905. It is said that the music of this song was inspired by the Baul singer Gagan Harkara's song "''Ami Kothay Pabo Tare''". The instrumental orchestra rendition was composed by Samar Das. The English translation was done by Syed Ali Ahsan.

National march

Notuner Gaan ( bn, নতুনের গান, Natunēra gāna) is the national march ( bn, রণ-সঙ্গীত) of Bangladesh. This song is written by Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh (also known as 'rebel poet'), in 1929. This song belongs to his famous book titled as ''The Evening'' (Sôndhya: ). Nazrul is the musician of the song too. On 13 January 1972, the ministry of Bangladesh has adopted this song as a ''national marching song'' on its first meeting after the country's independence. At any military ceremony or function, first 21 lines of the song is being played. It is also known as the national military song of Bangladesh.

Honours song

Ekusher Gaan ( bn, একুশের গান "The Song of Twentyfirst"), more popularly known (after its first line) as ''Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano'' ( bn, আমার ভাইয়ের রক্তে রাঙানো "My Brothers' Blood Spattered") is a Bengali song written by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury to mark the Bengali Language Movement in 1952 East Pakistan. It was first published anonymously in the last page of a newspaper with the headline ''Ekusher Gaan'', but was later published in ''Ekushey''s February edition. The song is often recognized as the most influential song of the language movement, reminding numerous Bangladeshis about the conflicts of 1952. Every 21 February sees people from all parts of the Bangladesh heading to the Shaheed Minar in the ''probhat feri'', a barefoot march to the monument, paying homage to those killed in the language movement demonstrations by singing this song. It is regarded by the listeners of BBC Bengali Service as the third best song in Bengali.

Flora and fauna

}) or hilsha, also spelled elish ('' Tenualosa ilisha''), is national fish of Bangladesh. As it is anadromous in nature (an uncommon phenomenon in tropical waters), the ilish lives in the sea for most of its life, but migrates up to 1,200 km inland through rivers in the Indian sub-continent for spawning. Distances of 50–100 km are usually normal in the Bangladeshi rivers. The ilish is a popular fish to eat among the people of South Asia.
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, The magpie robin (''Copsychus saularis'') is the national bird of Bangladesh, where it is common and known as the ''doyel'' or ''doel'' ( bn, দোয়েল). They are common birds in urban gardens as well as forests. They are particularly well known for their songs and were once popular as cagebirds. It is a widely used symbol in Bangladesh, appearing on currency notes, and a landmark in the city of Dhaka is named as the ''Doyel Chatwar'' (meaning: Doyel Square).

National monuments and memorials

Shaheed Minar

National Martyrs’ Memorial

Martyred Intellectuals Memorial

Independence Monument

}) or Independence Monument is a national monument in Bangladesh to commemorate the historical events that took place in the Suhrawardy Udyan, previously known as Ramna Race Course ground regarding the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Government of Bangladesh took the initiative to build the monument in 1996. The construction began in 1999. Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury and Marina Tabassum designed the project.

Many significant incidents took place in this place. On 7 March 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his historical speech in this ground after Yahya Khan postponed the national assembly on 1 March of the year. In his speech Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman asked the people of Bangladesh to prepare themselves for Liberation War of Bangladesh. The main attraction of the project is a 50-meter high tower composed of stacked glass panels, which stands at the place where the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender was signed at the end of the Bengali War of Independence.

Other national and official symbols

References

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